tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46353277886670337202018-03-06T11:40:44.085-08:00Sonoma Dave's Giant Red Sox BlogI have been writing for Fenway West for several years now. My FW posts are here, as well as posts about the San Francisco Giants and MLB.David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.comBlogger822125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-73273033019095065052015-01-16T14:30:00.001-08:002015-01-16T14:30:44.703-08:00Red Sox Cards on Antiques Roadshow<div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script> <div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152636741087781" data-width="466"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152636741087781">Post</a> by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AntiquesRoadshow">Antiques Roadshow</a>.</div></div>David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-10803383572247722742014-06-15T15:01:00.001-07:002014-06-15T15:01:46.782-07:00Happy Father's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z8U4aZwcf8s/U54Xn5bWy9I/AAAAAAAAC7w/3o4u-PNgLsI/s1600/Happy+Fathers+Day+(Fenway+West).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z8U4aZwcf8s/U54Xn5bWy9I/AAAAAAAAC7w/3o4u-PNgLsI/s1600/Happy+Fathers+Day+(Fenway+West).jpg" height="400" width="387" /></a></div><br />David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-65595177432635929372014-02-18T22:06:00.001-08:002014-02-18T22:06:21.588-08:00Happy Truck Day, Happy Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FFNfBt0TEtc/UwRHygsderI/AAAAAAAAC6Y/dvaX7gADAqA/s1600/Truck+Day+funny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FFNfBt0TEtc/UwRHygsderI/AAAAAAAAC6Y/dvaX7gADAqA/s1600/Truck+Day+funny.jpg" height="172" width="520" /></a></div><br /><br />Yeah, I know I'm a bit late for Truck Day. Over here on the Left Coast, things are a bit dry, but warming up nicely. Upper 60s and lower 70s for the next 10 days or so.David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-26407525514957743932014-01-01T15:57:00.001-08:002014-01-01T15:57:11.196-08:00Bring it on 2014!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-92zjH19nhmI/UsSrI7k_NeI/AAAAAAAAC2s/tftNyXD0lQw/s1600/Boston-Red-Sox-St-Louis-Cardinals-Game6-2013-World-Series2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-92zjH19nhmI/UsSrI7k_NeI/AAAAAAAAC2s/tftNyXD0lQw/s400/Boston-Red-Sox-St-Louis-Cardinals-Game6-2013-World-Series2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-41395968360843092482013-12-25T13:32:00.003-08:002013-12-25T13:32:49.247-08:00Happy Holidays!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UFCiWMGnfMo/UrtOym5JJyI/AAAAAAAAC2Y/dNRz3R8aemQ/s1600/Green+Monster+Barn+Wall++Winter+Holiday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UFCiWMGnfMo/UrtOym5JJyI/AAAAAAAAC2Y/dNRz3R8aemQ/s400/Green+Monster+Barn+Wall++Winter+Holiday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-24231942885352497522013-12-21T00:34:00.003-08:002013-12-21T00:34:45.785-08:00This Beard Came Here to Party - Red Sox version<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>This Beard Came Here to Party, by Tim Montana and the Shrednecks</b></span></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/i8_MfeDIujE" width="420"></iframe></div>David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-67770918358676211412013-12-20T23:05:00.002-08:002013-12-20T23:05:38.533-08:00The Problem with Subsidizing Huge Stadiums for Billionaire Team Ownershttp://billmoyers.com/segment/public-subsidizes-huge-stadiums-for-billionaire-team-owners/<br /><br /><h2>The Problem with Subsidizing Huge Stadiums for Billionaire Team Owners</h2><div class="date">September 13, 2013</div><div class="entry-content"><i>The Nation’</i>s sports editor David Zirin tells Bill that Americans are paying for expensive new sports stadiums in cities around the country to the benefit of wealthy team owners, who lobby hard for their construction. Zirin says the biggest irony is that many fans can’t afford tickets to major league games, even though they paid for the stadium where their favorite team plays — never mind those residents who aren’t sports fans.<br />He points to the Minnesota Twins stadium, opened in 2010, that was “built entirely with public money, even though it had been rejected a dozen times by the voters in various referendum.” Add to that problems that result when tight municipal budgets mean choosing between needed infrastructure projects and new stadiums. In Minnesota, Zirin notes, “the very week they were gonna break ground on the new stadium, the bridge collapsed in Minneapolis, sending about a dozen people to their deaths.”<br /><a href="http://billmoyers.com/schedule/" target="_blank">Tune in</a> this weekend or <a href="http://billmoyers.com/segment/triple-play-sports-politics-greed/">watch the full interview</a> online.</div>David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-20941823091297919742013-12-20T23:05:00.000-08:002013-12-20T23:05:03.330-08:00Red Sox fans will enjoy this artcile<hgroup><h1><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/10150907/the-new-normal-new-york-yankees">The New Normal</a></span></h1><h3><span style="font-weight: normal;">Robinson Cano and Mariano Rivera are gone. Derek Jeter is old. It's time to accept that 2013 wasn't a fluke: The Yankees aren't good, and they aren't getting better.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-weight: normal;"><cite>By <a href="http://www.grantland.com/contributor/_/name/rany-jazayerli">Rany Jazayerli</a>&nbsp; </cite></span></h3></hgroup><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/10150907/the-new-normal-new-york-yankees"><img alt="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/10150907/the-new-normal-new-york-yankees" height="180" src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2013/1216/cano_robinson_2_g_mr_640.jpg&amp;w=640&amp;h=360" width="320" /></a>&nbsp;</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/10150907/the-new-normal-new-york-yankees</b></span></div>David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-77242017462109591522013-11-06T23:20:00.001-08:002013-11-06T23:28:22.861-08:00Mike Napoli's Beard (Gomes & Victorino on Conan)Shane Victorino and Jonny Gomes appeared on the Conan O'Brien show. Gomes is weird. Funny, but weird. In this clip, he talks about his relationship, or should I say non-relationship, with Mike Napoli's beard.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="260" src="http://teamcoco.com/embed/v/72978" width="400"></iframe> At the end of this video, there are links to two more from that show.David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-87835676960965687132013-10-19T21:29:00.002-07:002013-10-19T21:29:39.599-07:00DIRTY WATER!<div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Sox are on their way back to the World Series baby!&nbsp;</b><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/GypgpLFVTF8" width="420"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-8603811292530573072013-09-16T18:35:00.000-07:002013-09-16T18:35:17.221-07:00Enter Sandman by Boston Cello Quartet The Boston Cello Quartet performs with Metallica's Enter Sandman in honor of Yankees closer Mariano Rivera last game at Fenway Park, 16 September 2013.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="224" src="http://wapc.mlb.com/shared/video/embed/embed.html?content_id=30655119&amp;width=400&amp;height=224&amp;property=mlb" width="400"> <br></iframe><br /></div>David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-86211193805213312012013-07-27T21:53:00.000-07:002013-09-16T18:36:38.210-07:00Best Red Sox Bar NOT in BostonFenway Refugees is taking nominations for <a href="http://fenwayrefugees.com/best-red-sox-bar-not-in-boston/">Best Red Sox Bar not in Boston</a>. (The Grammar Police is having a head-scratchin' field day with that sentence, AND this one, as well!)<br /><br /><br /><br />&nbsp; David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-82973644238439164922013-07-27T21:42:00.000-07:002013-07-27T21:42:52.180-07:00Papi being Manny?<div style="text-align: justify;">Big Papi blew a head gasket tonight in Baltimore over a high and outside pitch that should have been called ball 4 , but was called a strike. <a href="http://fenwayrefugees.com/david-ortiz-ejected-in-the-7th-inning-suspension-possible/">Fenway Refugees</a> reports that when he struck out 2 pitches later, he had some choice words for home plate umpire Tim Timmons, who tossed the big guy <b><i>after</i></b> he had returned to the dugout, and after he unleashed all his might upon the dugout telephone. Timmons had been calling a really bad game, and had allowed Ortiz to stay in the game after the verbal assault. Read the full report on <a href="http://fenwayrefugees.com/david-ortiz-ejected-in-the-7th-inning-suspension-possible/">Fenway Refugees.</a></div><br />Watch Papi's meltdown <a href="http://simlb.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/davidortiz.gif?w=500&amp;h=281">HERE</a>. David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-1462359994467084702013-07-26T22:17:00.000-07:002013-07-26T22:17:04.287-07:00Remy & Orsillo lose it after sighting the Baltimore Luchador<iframe frameborder="0" height="224" src="http://wapc.mlb.com/shared/video/embed/embed.html?content_id=29156719&amp;width=400&amp;height=224&amp;property=mlb" width="400"> </iframe><br />David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-963361081987169552013-07-24T14:54:00.002-07:002013-07-24T16:33:30.862-07:00Ortiz hijacks Pedroia press conference with another bomb<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://hub.video.msn.com/embed/d150cbd5-487b-449d-9b98-3948f9027e74/?vars=bGlua2JhY2s9aHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5mb3hzcG9ydHMuY29tJTJGJmNvbmZpZ0NzaWQ9TVNOVmlkZW8mc3luZGljYXRpb249dGFnJmJyYW5kPWZveHNwb3J0cyZmcj1zaGFyZWVtYmVkLXN5bmRpY2F0aW9uJmxpbmtvdmVycmlkZTI9aHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRm1zbi5mb3hzcG9ydHMuY29tJTJGdmlkZW8lM0Z2aWRlb2lkJTNEJTdCMCU3RCZta3Q9ZW4tdXMmY29uZmlnTmFtZT1zeW5kaWNhdGlvbnBsYXllcg%3D%3D" width="480"> <a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/video?videoid=d150cbd5-487b-449d-9b98-3948f9027e74&src=v5:embed:syndication:&from=shareembed-syndication" target="_new" title="Ortiz steals 2nd base, gives it to Pedroia">Video: Ortiz steals 2nd base, gives it to Pedroia</A></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ortiz on Pedroia: "When we play night game, this bastard [is] here by noon." </div>David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-1200732402618527462013-07-20T12:55:00.000-07:002013-07-20T12:56:19.217-07:00The Freak Show No-NoWatch all 27 outs of Tim Lincecum's no-hitter on July 13th, 2013, when the Giants beat the Padres 9-0 in San Diego.<br /><br /><br /><iframe frameborder="0" height="224" src="http://wapc.mlb.com/shared/video/embed/embed.html?content_id=28887149&amp;width=400&amp;height=224&amp;property=mlb" width="400">Your browser does not support iframes.</iframe>David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-11269890934920368252013-06-16T22:08:00.000-07:002013-06-16T22:08:41.680-07:00Cancer Sucks Band 2013The Cancer Sucks Band will be playing at the Sebastopol (CA) Relay for Life on Saturday 13 July 2013. We hope to play after a Giants-Red Sox game on August 19 or 20, at the Connecticut Yankee. Check back later for more info.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dirty Water, as performed by The Cancer Sucks Band at the 1st Benefit for the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 26 June 2010 at the Connecticut Yankee, San Francisco.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GypgpLFVTF8" width="420"></iframe></div>David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-34163706856753810742013-06-02T23:18:00.000-07:002013-06-02T23:18:21.854-07:00One way to scare the shit out of the Yankees...... and the Sox, too. Check out this video:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe frameborder="0" height="224" src="http://wapc.mlb.com/shared/video/embed/embed.html?content_id=27700845&amp;width=400&amp;height=224&amp;property=mlb" width="400">Your browser does not support iframes.</iframe>David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-43330563394630993572013-05-05T22:51:00.000-07:002013-05-06T10:24:30.958-07:00Remember that trade last year?Three of the four players that the Red Sox shipped out to the Left Coast seem to be doing well, but not ol' Josh Beckett. However, Nick Punto, Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez are all stepping up when it comes to offense, and defense as well with only 4 errors total committed by the three players.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ijjoxXTY-Aw/UYdC-CkXhEI/AAAAAAAACmA/0G3iAjRjjuM/s1600/250m+of+Dodger+trash+ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="100" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ijjoxXTY-Aw/UYdC-CkXhEI/AAAAAAAACmA/0G3iAjRjjuM/s640/250m+of+Dodger+trash+ss.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Click on the table to view full size.</b></span> </div><br /><br />The Giants just finished sweeping the Dodgers in their series that ended today, prompting this meme from a Giants fan.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M2jKwHxS1fQ/UYdC-LP7YMI/AAAAAAAACmE/pc8LPRSaWEI/s1600/250m+of+Dodger+trash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M2jKwHxS1fQ/UYdC-LP7YMI/AAAAAAAACmE/pc8LPRSaWEI/s400/250m+of+Dodger+trash.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-6768639148540985742013-04-19T20:36:00.000-07:002013-04-19T20:36:51.332-07:00Ray of light in the darkness<div style="text-align: justify;">In these new times of terror and vigilance we live in, it is always like a ray of light in the darkness when we hear and read accounts of heroic deeds such as Bostonians running towards the Marathon explosions rather than away from to help casualties, or Marathon runners continuing running two miles past the finish line to the nearest hospital to donate blood.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-omt6hjx9tnQ/UXHU9h-aF7I/AAAAAAAACkQ/oRlfdo-9mQ0/s1600/Colbert+Red+Sox+Marathon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-omt6hjx9tnQ/UXHU9h-aF7I/AAAAAAAACkQ/oRlfdo-9mQ0/s1600/Colbert+Red+Sox+Marathon.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.alternet.org/media/watch-stewart-and-colbert-give-their-love-boston">Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert</a> gave major props to the city and people of Boston on their shows this week.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: black; text-align: justify; width: 520px;"><div style="padding: 4px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="288" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:cms:video:thedailyshow.com:425515" width="512"></iframe><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 4px; padding: 4px;"><b><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-april-16-2013/a-good-little-city">The Daily Show with Jon Stewart</a></b><br />Get More: <a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/">Daily Show Full Episodes</a>,<a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/indecision">Indecision Political Humor</a>,<a href="http://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow">The Daily Show on Facebook</a></div></div></div><div style="background-color: black; text-align: justify; width: 520px;"><div style="padding: 4px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="288" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:cms:video:colbertnation.com:425527" width="512"></iframe><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 4px; padding: 4px;"><b><a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/425527/april-16-2013/intro---4-16-13">The Colbert Report</a></b><br />Get More: <a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/">Colbert Report Full Episodes</a>,<a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/indecision">Indecision Political Humor</a>,<a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/video">Video Archive</a> </div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was not expecting to see a reference to the Red Sox in Colbert's piece, but when it comes to violence and Boston sports, I could not help but be reminded of the Red Sox- Yankees rivalry and the violence it has spawned. in the past I have called for more peaceful relations between fans of the two times. If Youkilis and Chamberlain can play together on the same team, why certainly we fans can be civil, too. And so I found it heartening to see these memes pass by on my Facebook news feed this week:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JDGUyIxkvYY/UXHX1eIvlNI/AAAAAAAACkY/ak2tYqRUu_8/s1600/Marathon+REd+Sox+Yankees+cartoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JDGUyIxkvYY/UXHX1eIvlNI/AAAAAAAACkY/ak2tYqRUu_8/s400/Marathon+REd+Sox+Yankees+cartoon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N9RqxjVhpMY/UXHX1WUdilI/AAAAAAAACkc/uQKvF4V40Ds/s1600/Neil+Diamond+Tweet+Marathon+Red+Sox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N9RqxjVhpMY/UXHX1WUdilI/AAAAAAAACkc/uQKvF4V40Ds/s400/Neil+Diamond+Tweet+Marathon+Red+Sox.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Props to the Yankees and their fans and their concern for the people of Boston. Prayers and kind thoughts go out to blast casualties and survivors, their friends and families, and for all in the Boston/Watertown areas who are in a state of lock down until the loser is aprehended.<br /><br />David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-18632262797386177302013-04-08T20:31:00.001-07:002013-04-08T20:31:51.115-07:00The Biggest Loser<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wQ-D0Q4D0-k/UWOLjbd_JaI/AAAAAAAACkA/8Sbe2WDvfeM/s1600/Yanks+DVR+Biggest+Loser.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wQ-D0Q4D0-k/UWOLjbd_JaI/AAAAAAAACkA/8Sbe2WDvfeM/s320/Yanks+DVR+Biggest+Loser.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-52462369401724086382013-03-29T12:35:00.001-07:002013-03-29T12:35:13.153-07:00Buster Posey has agreed to a 9 year contract with the San Francisco Giants<span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article"></span></span><br /><h1 class="articleTitle entry-title" id="articleTitle"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Buster Posey, (graduate of FSU, Florida State University, my </span></span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">alma mater) has <span style="font-size: small;">agreed to a 9 year contract with th<span style="font-size: small;">e San Francisco Giants.<br /><br /><b>From the San Jose Mercury News:</b></span></span></span></span></span></h1><h1 class="articleTitle entry-title" id="articleTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article"><h1 class="articleTitle entry-title" id="articleTitle"></h1><div class="articleByline" id="articleByline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><div class="bylinejb">By Alex Pavlovic</div><div class="bylineaffiliation"><a href="mailto:apavlovic@mercurynews.com">apavlovic@mercurynews.com</a><span class="source-org vcard"></span></div></span></span></div><div class="articleDate" id="articleDate">Posted: &nbsp; 03/29/2013 12:06:54 PM PDT</div><div class="articleSecondaryDate" id="articleDate">Updated: &nbsp; 03/29/2013 12:12:11 PM PDT</div><br /><span></span><span></span><div class="entry-content"><div class="articleBody" id="articleBody"><div class="articleViewerGroup" id="articleViewerGroup" style="border: 0px;"><span class="articleEmbeddedViewerBox"></span><span></span><span></span></div><span></span><div class="bodytext">SAN FRANCISCO — At 26 years old, Buster Posey already is a two-time World Series champion and the National League's Most Valuable Player. Now he could be a Giant for life.&nbsp;</div><div class="bodytext"><br /></div>Posey and the Giants agreed to a nine-year contract on Friday, one that covers his three remaining arbitration years and buys out his first five years of free agency. The deal includes an option for 2022.<br /><br />Posey had previously signed a one-year, $8 million deal to avoid arbitration and wasn't eligible to be a free agent until after the 2016 season. But the Giants have spent much of spring training quietly negotiating with Posey's agent, Jeff Berry, in an effort to lock the franchise catcher into a long-term deal. <br /><br />Posey, a Georgia<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>native, was the Giants' first-round pick in the 2008 draft and already has developed into the face of the franchise and one of the most recognizable and respected players in all of baseball. Both of his healthy seasons in the big leagues (2010, 2012) have ended with a ticker-tape parade down Market Street. <br /><br />Posey is the reigning league MVP after a year in which he shook off months of ankle surgery rehab to hit a league-leading .336, with 24 homers and 103 RBIs. He is one of three catchers in history to win the Rookie of Year award, the MVP award and a World Series in his career. <br /><br />This is the second consecutive year that the Giants have locked up a franchise cornerstone in the days before the season opener. Last April 2, the Giants <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article">announced a six-year, $127.5 million extension with ace Matt Cain. Two weeks later, Madison Bumgarner signed a five-year, $35 million extension.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article">Posey's deal has now blown both of those out of the water, along with every other contract the Giants have ever handed out. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/portlet/article/html/imageDisplay.jsp?contentItemRelationshipId=5035120" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_new"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" src="http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site568/2013/0329/20130329_010811_buster_200.jpg" title="" width="200" />&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article"></span></span></div><h1 class="articleTitle entry-title" id="articleTitle"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Posey removes his cap during batting practice before an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Thursday, March 28, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)&nbsp;</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h1><br /><br /><br /></div></div></span></span>&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></h1>David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-23568379789488262462013-03-16T16:05:00.005-07:002013-03-16T16:06:41.904-07:00World Baseball Classic coming to ATnT Park March 17-18-19<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-palYdi_4XLI/UUT6fMJigKI/AAAAAAAACjk/evkQYZESss0/s1600/ATnT+Park.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-palYdi_4XLI/UUT6fMJigKI/AAAAAAAACjk/evkQYZESss0/s320/ATnT+Park.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Click <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/sf/ballpark/world_baseball_classic.jsp?partnerId=as_mlb_20130316_6444674">HERE</a> to get your tickets.</div>David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-64529306196906670082013-02-07T14:04:00.001-08:002013-02-07T14:04:19.931-08:00United States of Baseball<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C30UNaTd8Io/URQk1LTgAJI/AAAAAAAACjU/tOPhMJSCxD0/s1600/United+States+of+Baseball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C30UNaTd8Io/URQk1LTgAJI/AAAAAAAACjU/tOPhMJSCxD0/s320/United+States+of+Baseball.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635327788667033720.post-41431112496652032712013-01-28T21:36:00.003-08:002013-01-28T21:36:59.560-08:00Two seasons- winter & baseball<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uifg3h6ZB6U/UQdf0gZlnOI/AAAAAAAACjE/E1Sjd042E6g/s1600/2+seasons+winter+and+baseball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uifg3h6ZB6U/UQdf0gZlnOI/AAAAAAAACjE/E1Sjd042E6g/s320/2+seasons+winter+and+baseball.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />David MySkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042784222698559219noreply@blogger.com0